Madea’ is a Southern term. It’s short for ‘mother dear.’ So there are a lot of Madeas out there.
TYLER PERRYChildren love their mothers. Especially with a boy child and his mother, there’s a bond that’s unbreakable.
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My biggest success is getting over the things that have tried to destroy and take me out of this life. Those are my biggest successes. It has nothing to do with work.
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I’m very open to fresh talent, and I love the underdog, people who have been counted out, because they come in with a different type of hunger. I’m all for the underdog, so I’d like to talk to anybody who shows up with that sort of thirst.
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I think there’s something that happens at 40 where you settle into your own skin and you stop caring what people think – you realize life is a gift from God and you want to live it to the fullest.
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I feel like I express myself, as an actor. Whatever the character is put in front of me, I try to bring truth to it, whichever way it lands. I try to bring as much truth to it and make it as believable as I can. I think that’s the job of an actor.
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I think every one of us, in life, have some sort of moment that has happened that we wish we could have done differently or that we wish could have had a different outcome.
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Everyone can relate to love, hurt, pain, learning how to forgive, needing to get over, needing the power of God in their life.
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Developing a good work ethic is a key [to success]. Apply yourself at whatever you do, whether you’re a janitor or taking your first summer job, because that work ethic will be reflected in everything you do in life.
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Ever since I’ve been blessed with success, I’ve struggled a little with anonymity and even family. I’ve had people calling asking for money, and I have to ask them first, ‘Are you working? Have you been trying to help yourself?’ Then I feel like I can help.
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We don’t have to wait for people to green light our projects, we can create our own intersections.
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A degree on the wall, without labels on your back, is nothing.
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What do you spend $200 million on, with a film? I can’t wrap my brain around that one.
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Seeing people laugh definitely inspires me, and so does seeing people get life lessons about living better.
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I’m not suspicious of success, I’m suspicious of the people who want to attach themselves because of your success.
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It’s most important that you surround yourself with positivity always, and have it in your mind at all times.
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There were certain areas in the country where I couldn’t go without being stopped and asked for autographs and pictures for years.
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